all that one has; all that there is; the whole
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
with a click; with a clink; with a snap; firmly; tightly; compactly
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
scenery; scene; landscape
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
directly; in person; firsthand
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
3000; three thousand; many
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
amateurish and haughty way of doing business
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
leaving everything up to someone else
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager
all night; throughout the night
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
exhibition; display; putting on show
price tag; price label; tag displaying a base price which cannot be reduced by negotiation
branch office; branch store
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
festival merrymaking; revelry
lottery; tombola; drawing
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
customer traffic; customers; custom